Supporting means for engines.



C. L. HEYERMANS.

SUPPORTING MEANS FOR ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20. I917- Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

CHARLES LOUIS HEYEBMANS, .OF ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF 'IO CECIL HENRY AETHUEiIBIPYE, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Lours Ham- MANS, a subject of the'King of Belgium, residing in London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SlifPOItlllg Means for Engines, of which the fo owing is a specification.

This invention is for improvements in or relating to supporting means for engines and has for its object to provide means for this purpose which are simple in construction and enable the engine to be quickly and accurately brought into position relatively to the chassis or other base and to be eficiently held when secured in the intended position.

According to this invention, the supporting means for an engine comprise a carriage which provides lateral seating faces for the engine, which faces are toward each other and are respectively parallel to the sides of a dihedral angle whose apex lies centlally between them and below thelevel of the said faces,'and the engine is provided with laterally-projecting lugs having seating faces angled to lie flush against those on the carriage'lt will be seen that the seating faces on the carriage thus constitute a kind of trough (which, however, has no bottom) wherein the engine sits.

Preferably the seating faces of the carriage are formed at the ends of brackets (for example two-armed brackets whereof one arm is shaped to lie against the side of one of the longitudinal members of the chassis, and the other arm projects inwardly and upwardl from the same) which project inwardly an upwardly from the base, each bracket having at its'free end aseating face formed as a lip to the bracket and which may be made integral therewith or may be welded thereto but is machined to the proper an Is.

The accompanying drawing shows iagrammatically one method of carrying out this invention as applied to the chassis of a motor vehicle. a p The longitudinal members of the chassis are shown at A, and bolted on the inner side of each longitudinal member is a two-armed bracket B whereof one arm is shaped to lie and inwardly. At the free end the arm is flush against the inner side of the framemember and the other arm is bent upward e anat attainm nt Patented Nov. 19, 1918. Application filed July 90,1917. Serial No. 181,752.

is preferably welded on to the lip B and is machined to provide a flat seating surface for the engine. The seating surface of one bracket B faces the seating surface of the other bracket and they are parallel one to an-,

other as viewed in plan, but slope from the outer edge downward to a point midway'be tween them and at a lower level, the two surfaces thusconforming to the sides of a dihedral angle whose apex is situated mid way between them but at a lower level.

The engine, indicated at C, is provided withlateral outwardly-projecting lugs G which are machined at C to provide seat mg faces corresponding in shape to those consgituted by the plates B on the brackets It will be seen that with this arrangement the engine has onl to be dropped in place into the troughe carrier afforded by the members A, brackets B and sloped seating plates B (the so-called trough of course having no bottom), and provided the seatlng faces are'pro erly formed and the cooperating faces of tli erly formed, the engine will immedlately be properly alined laterally and has only to be moved endwise to bring it into alinement longitudinally of the car; further, the seating afforded it is of such character that the weight of the engine tends to keep it in position so that when fastened by bolts B? which extend through the plates B and lips 13 and also through correspondinglips pro-- e lugs likew'ise rep-- vided on the lugs C of the engine, the I engine will be efiiciently secured in place:

The brackets B being made of plate "metal can easily be bent to ap roximately the correct angle prior to the'faces of the plateLB being machined to the correct angle. Preferably the lugs C are curved and the brackets are made to continue this curveas shown, so that the constructlon 1s graceful and symmetrical in design. I

' Theinvention is not restricted to the securing of engines to the chassis of motor vehicles, but-,can be applied to any base which with"tli'e' brackets B or their equivalent is" to constitute the carrier for the engine. v

Whtjl claim as-my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Supporting means. for an engine com prising a carriage which provides lateral seatin faces for the engine, which faces are towar each other and are respectively parallel to the sides of a dihedral angle whose apex lies centrally between them and below the level of the said faces, and the engine being provided with laterally-projecting lugs having seating faces inclined to lie flush against those on the earriage, substantially as described.

2. Supporting means for an engine, corn- 7 prising a base, opposed brackets which project inwardly and upwardly from the base, each bracket having at its free end a seating face formed as a lip to the bracket the seating faces being toward each other and are respectively parallel to the sides of a dihedral angle whose apex lies centrally between them and below the level of the said faces, and an engine having laterally-projecting lugs provided with seating faces inclined to lie flush against those on the said brackets, substantially as and for the purpose set forth,

Supporting means for an engine, comprising two longitudinal members of a chassis, opposed brackets which project inwardly and u wardly one from each of these members, see bracket having at its free end a seating face formed as a lip to the bracket the seating faces being toward each other and are respectively parallel to the against the side of the longitudinal member by which it is carried and the other projectmg 1nwardly and upwardly and having a seating face formed as a lip at the end of 1t, the seating faces being toward each other and are respectively parallel to the sides of a dihedral angle whose apex lies cen-' trally between them and belowthe level of the said faces, and an engine having laterally-projecting lugs provided with seating:

faces inclined to lie fiush 'ag'ainst those on the said brackets, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. $up'p0rting means for an engine, coin- .prising two longitudinal members of a chassis, op osed brackets which project inwardly and upwardly one from each of these members, a plate welded to the free end of each bracket and machined to pro We n vide a seating race, the seating races being toward each other and are respectively inseam parallel to the sides of a dihedral angle whose apex lies centrally between them and below the level of the said faces, and an engine having laterally-projecting lugs provided with seating faces inclined to lie flush against those on the said brackets, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6; dupporting means for an engine, comprising two longitudinal members of a chassis, opposed brackets formed of plate metal so that they can be bent to bring them to approximately the required positions and which project inwardly and upwardly one from each of these members, each bracket having at its free end a seating face formed,

as a lip to the bracket, the seating faces being toward each other and respectively parallel to the sides of a dihedral angle whose apex lies centrally between them and below the level of the said faces, and an engine having laterally-projecting lugs provided with seating faces inclined to lie flush against those on the said brackets, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. Supporting means for an engine, comprising two longitudinal members of a chassis, opposed brackets which project inwardly and upwardly one from each of these members, each bracket having at its free end a seating face formed as a lip to the bracket, the seating faces being toward each other and respectively parallel to the sides of a dihedral angle whose apex lies centrally between them and below the level of the said faces, and an engine having laterally-projecting lugs provided with seating faces inclined to lie fiush against those on the said brackets, the upper outer face of the lugs of the engine being curved outward to meet the supporting brackets whose shape. is such as to continue the line of curvature of the lugs and thus provide a construction which is graceful and symmetrical in design, substantially as set forth.

8. Supporting means for an engine, comprising a base, opposed brackets which project inwardly and upwardly from the base, each bracket having at its free end a seating face formed as a lip to the bracket, the seating faces being toward each other and respectively parallel to the sides of a dihe dral angle whose apex lies centrally between them and below the level of the said faces, and an engine having laterally-projecting lugs provided with seating faces inclined to lie flush against those on the said brackets, and lips which lie opposite the lips formed by the seating faces on the brackets, and boltswhich extend through the "opposed lips of the brackets and lugs and grip them together, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

9. Supporting means for an engine havmg opposed inclined seating surfaces, said surfaces being respectively parallel to the faces being downwardly and inwardly insides of a dihedral angle and arranged to clined and arranged to form sliding seats 7 form sliding seats to wedge the engine into to Wedge the engine into place on the sup- 10 place on the supporting means, substantially porting means, substantially as described. 5 as described. In testimony whereof I have signed my 10. Engine supporting means having pname to this s ecification. positely disposed seating surfaces, said sur- OHARLE LOUIS HEYERMANS. 

